unisex name
Valen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,975
Valen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 131 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,308 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Valen started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
Valen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1980s | 148 |
| 1990s | 152 |
| 2000s | 250 |
| 2010s | 660 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 657 |
How popular is Valen?
In 2025, Valen was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Valen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Valen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valen
How popular is the name Valen?
In 2025, Valen was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Valen a girl's or a boy's name?
Valen is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Valen most popular?
Valen peaked in 2025, when 131 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Valen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valen currently ranks #1,620 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Valen originally a boys' or girls' name?
Valen was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.